Proverbs 3:12
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
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Referenced Verses
- Deut 8:5 : 5 Thou shalt also consir in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
- Ps 103:13 : 13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
- Prov 13:24 : 24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
- Prov 29:17 : 17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
- Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I love, I buke and chasten: be zealous thefo, and pent.
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11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
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5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
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17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
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17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
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24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
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12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
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5 Thou shalt also consir in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
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13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
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18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
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13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
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19 As many as I love, I buke and chasten: be zealous thefo, and pent.
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10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reoof shall die.
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1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reoof is brutish.
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14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
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5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reoof is udent.
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1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
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15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
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10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
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18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
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24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
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25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
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11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reoacheth me.
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25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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24 O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
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1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
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4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
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8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
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3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
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17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reoof erreth.
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6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
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20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
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15 The rod and reoof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
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18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reoof shall be honoured.
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1 The overbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
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3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
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10 A reoof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
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32 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reoof getteth understanding.
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32 But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
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12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reover upon an obedient ear.